tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18950992.post115818015633361878..comments2024-02-13T08:45:20.455-05:00Comments on The Schooley Files: Scot McKnight's The Real MaryKeith Edwin Schooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328169815024415532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18950992.post-1158278285976370302006-09-14T19:58:00.000-04:002006-09-14T19:58:00.000-04:00I like the idea of a reexamination of Mary quite a...I like the idea of a reexamination of Mary quite a lot. I'm actually a little disappointed at the excerpt we've seen, however.<BR/><BR/>The problem with trying to study the Biblical Mary is the paucity of information. I got the feeling, even in the introduction, that Scot was repeating himself.<BR/><BR/>Scot does a good job of discussing the potential consequences of Mary's "Be unto me." But when he talks about <I>why</I> she acquiesced, he loses me a little. Gabriel didn't exactly <I>ask</I> her permission, and New Testament appearances of angels were generally overwhelming. She may not have thought about the consequences until later. But of course, it's a moot point, because God would obviously have chosen someone who would have been willing, regardless.<BR/><BR/>As to the Magnificat and the evidence from it of Mary's influence on Jesus and James, I'm not sure if it means that Mary had such a strong influence personally, or simply that all three of them were deeply immersed in the same Jewish Torah culture.Keith Schooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078256877683382439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18950992.post-1158243084379801242006-09-14T10:11:00.000-04:002006-09-14T10:11:00.000-04:00I agree with Scot that a new look at Mary is warra...I agree with Scot that a new look at Mary is warranted, and he states the case for it quite well. One could also make a case that Mary was the first Christian; the first to trust in Christ. I'm definitely interested in reading the rest of Scot's book. There's nothing terribly revelatory in those first few pages, but it's a good start.<BR/><BR/>I'm especially looking forward to his discussion of Mary's influence on Jesus and James, which he hinted at in his 9/12 blog entry. This is an idea I hadn't considered before. Scot's brief comparison of the Magnificat with the teachings of Jesus and the book of James has whet my appetite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com